NLC: Land belongs to Lapsset

National land Commission Chairman Mohamed Swazuri during an interview with The Standard Team at his Nairobi office. Photo by WILLIS AWANDU/STANDARD

The Government is in order to set aside more land for the Lamu Port, South Sudan and Ethiopia Transport Corridor Project (Lapsset), the National Lands Commission (NLC) has said.

NLC Chairman Muhammad Swazuri said the disputed 28,000 acres were reserved for Lapsset in 2011, long before the commission and county governments became operational.